| Description |
1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Series |
ASHE higher education report ; vol. 38, no. 4 |
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ASHE higher education report ; vol. 38, no. 4.
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| Contents |
Study Abroad in a New Global Century: Renewing the Promise, Refining the Purpose; Copyright; Contents; Executive Summary; History and Purposes; Types of Programs and Providers; Who Studies Abroad and Who Does Not; Outcomes; Critical Perspectives; Conclusions, Final Thoughts, and Recommendations; Foreword; Introduction; Monograph Purpose; Conceptual Framework; Sources; Audience; Author Experiences with Study Abroad; Definitions: Study Abroad-What It Is and What It Is Not; Globalization, Internationalization, and Study Abroad; History and Purposes of Study Abroad; Beginnings; Post-World War II |
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Study Abroad Post-VietnamOrganizational Advocacy for Study Abroad in a Post-9/11 World; Societal and Institutional Purposes of Study Abroad in the Twenty-First Century; Summary; Types of Programs and Providers; Descriptive, Single-Component Schemes; Multiple-Criterion Classification Schemes; Who Provides Study Abroad; Summary; Who Studies Abroad and Who Does Not; Who Studies Abroad; Gender; Racial/Ethnic Minorities; Majors; Community College Students; Preferred Destinations; Factors Affecting Intent to Study Abroad and Participation Rates; Socioeconomic Status; Lack of Information |
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InvolvementAttitudes; Motivations; Factors Affecting Men's and Women's Participation; Major; Reasons for Lower Male Participation; Factors Affecting Study Abroad Participation for Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Individual and Human Capital; Financial; Perceptions of Who Should Study Abroad; Lack of Role Models; Institutional Barriers; Major and Program Fit; Heritage Seeking; Family Support; Fears of Discrimination; Effects of Degree Aspirations and Field of Study on Study Abroad Participation; Degree Aspirations; Business Majors; STEM; Community College Students; Summary; Study Abroad Outcomes |
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Intercultural Competence and Global PerspectivesIntercultural Competence; Study Abroad and Intercultural Competence; Intercultural Competence Outcomes of Study Abroad; Other Educational and Developmental Outcomes; Identity; Intellectual/Cognitive Development; General Academic Outcomes; Grades; Graduation Rates; Language Proficiency; Disciplinary Knowledge; General Learning Outcomes; Effects of Program Duration; Career and Other Long-Term Effects; Methodological Weaknesses of Study Abroad Outcomes Literature; Summary; Study Abroad: Critical Perspectives |
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Critiques of the Unstated Purposes of Study AbroadCritical Studies of the Study Abroad Experience; Summary; Conclusions, Final Thoughts, and Recommendations; Who Participates, Who Does Not, Why, and What to Do About It?; Outcomes: The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent; Meeting the Challenge; Final Thoughts; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors; About the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Call for Proposals; Recent Titles |
| Summary |
Study abroad has become a key educational means for colleges and universities to prepare graduates with the intercultural competencies needed to succeed in the twenty-first-century global economy. The federal government, the business community, and the higher education sector are united in their belief that study abroad is critical to such success. To that end, significant institutional resources are being invested in study abroad. This monograph seeks to address two fundamental questions. First, who studies abroad (or who does not) and why? Second, what are the outcomes of study abroad? Increasing and broadening study abroad participation have proven particularly challenging, and the authors look to the research for clues as to how such participation rates might be improved. Although the research literature suggests positive outcomes of study abroad, existing studies leave educators with some challenging questions. Based on their review, the authors pose recommendations for ways in which study abroad in the twenty-first century can renew its purposes and fulfill its promise. -- Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Foreign study.
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International education.
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Education and globalization.
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American students -- Foreign countries.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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American students -- Foreign countries
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Education and globalization
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Foreign study
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International education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Twombly, Susan B.
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Salisbury, Mark H
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Tumanut, Shannon D
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Klute, Paul
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| ISBN |
9781118520697 |
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1118520696 |
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